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Book Title: Do Metaphors Dream Of Literal Sleep?: A Science-Fictional Th...
Item Length: 9.5in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: Seo-Young Chu
Publication Name: Do Metaphors DREAM of Literal Sleep? : a Science-Fictional Theory of Representation
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 23.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 276 Pages
